The Ultimate Fighter Season 22 Episode 12 Recap by PeachMachine

Thankfully, this is the last episode of the season, and hopefully ever. I can't watch this show anymore. It's so repetitive. I may watch again if they do a celebrity TUF. That could be pretty good. Maybe put Danny Bonaduce in there with Kanye. That could be watchable.

Segment One: The boys are preparing to fight. Conor explains the dichotomy of having two guys from his team having to square off in the semifinals. I have to think that Saul will have the edge. That fight is up first. I'd love to see a calendar of the shooting schedule of this show, so I could see in real time how often these guys had to make weight and fight. The fight is next.

Segment Two: Saul Rogers (England) vs. Marcin Wrzosek (Poland)... Do you think Conor made any Polack jokes behind the scenes? Why were we allowed to make those jokes as kids with no repercussions? Thinking back, that was pretty racist. Honestly, I didn't know what a Polack was until I was like 14. I thought it was a mythical person that had poles for arm. I was pretty dumb.

Round 1: I'm predicting a finish in two rounds. Oh, this time Reebok has mixed up the trunks. Rogers is wearing gray and Wrzosek is wearing lighter gray. These guys are throwing hard shots, and Saul lands a solid double leg takedown. Saul is looking to secure a D'Arce to no avail. Nobody is saying anything. Zero coaching is happening. Everyone is probably too busy dipping and drinking NOS. Maybe Skoal could sponsor the next season. Back on the feet and not much is happening. Saul catches a kick and lands another takedown. 10-9 Rogers.

Segment 3: Marcin is just so boring, and I'm not talking about fighting. He's just a boring looking person. He looks like he's about to take a nap at all times. He's like a super untalented boring Fedor.

Round 2: Saul secures the takedown to half guard one minute in. Aldo is sitting in the stands. He looks unimpressed. Hey, do you guys remember GSP and Chuck Liddell? Those dudes were sweet. Rogers just leg rode him and cage humped him for three minutes until he got Marcin's back and secured the rear naked choke for the submission victory. Thank you Mr. Rogers for keeping me from having to watch another Marcin Wrzosek match.

Segment 4: Faber introduces Aldo to his boys and the real champ takes them through some training until they scrap the training and break into a mat soccer game, which is something Aldo also dominates.

Conor talks about his strategy for beating Julian. Then just to be a jerk, Conor shows off how well he can also juggle a soccer ball. As a soccer player myself, I can tell you, Conor has some decent soccer skills. Why didn't we get an Aldo vs. McGregor team soccer game?

Segment 5: Dana is pumped for the fight. Artem calls Julian a clown. In this episode, Conor has been in four different suites. Conor sees Aldo and nothing happens. What? Why bring him in then? Julian Erosa (USA) vs. Artem Lobov (Ireland)...

Round 1: There's only ten minutes left in the show so my guess is an early KO by Artem. Reebok got crazy with the shorts in this one, as Lobo v is wearing solid gray and Erosa is wearing solid blue. Boom! Artem drilled Julian with a shot that dropped him and then he pounced for the finish.

Conor jumped over the cage and tore his pants. So the finals will be this Friday, December 11, as Artem Lobov takes on Saul Rogers in the European final.

Then we get this disclaimer... "After the competition, Saul Rogers was removed from the finale card due to a legal issue. The UFC was forced to choose a replacement."

Apparently Saul lied on his visa application and the UFC has asked Ryan Hall to return and take on Artem. So the actual finale will be Artem Lobov (Europe) vs. Ryan Hall (USA). I was really scared that Wrzosek was going to get the invite.